(a) what would be the volume of the soil removed from the borrow pit? (b) How much water would be added to the soil from the borrow pit?
(a) what would be the volume of the soil removed from the borrow pit? (b) How much water would be added to the soil from the borrow pit?
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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 2.4P
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The soil in a borrow pit is at water content of 8.8% and bulk unit weight of 17.8 kN/m3
. This soil is used in the
construction of a compacted road base where the dry unit weight is 19.4 kN/m3 and the water content is 15%. If
the finished volume of the road base is 120,000 m3
, (a) what would be the volume of the soil removed from the
borrow pit? (b) How much water would be added to the soil from the borrow pit?
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